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"'Sherriff was born and educated at Kingston upon Thames and at New College, Oxford. His war service in the East Surrey Regiment provided some of the background for his most famous play, Journey's End (1928). Of Sherriff's other plays, only Badger's Green (1930) and the radio drama The Long Sunset (1955) have earned critical attention. His film credits include The Invisible Man (1933), Goodbye Mr Chips (1939), Odd Man Out (1947) and The Dam Busters (1955).'" Sherriff, R(obert) C(harles) (1896 - 1975). (2000). In The Cambridge Guide to Literature in English. ISBN 0-521-44086-6

"'He is remembered for the antiheroic war play Journey's End (1928). Later plays include Badger's Green (1930) and Home at Seven (1950). His film scripts include The Invisible Man (1933), Goodbye Mr Chips (1939) and The Dambusters (1955).'" Sherriff, R(obert) C(edric) (1896 - 1975). (2001). In The Hutchinson Encyclopedia, Helicon. ISBN 1-85986-333-7

"'first play, Journey's End (1929), which was based on his experiences in the trenches during World War I. His other plays include St Helena (1934), on the last years of the exiled Napoleon, and The White Carnation (1953), a ghost story. He also wrote several novels, and film scripts including The Invisible Man (1933), Goodbye Mr Chips (1939), The Four Feathers (1938), Lady Hamilton (1941) and The Dambusters (1954).'" Sherriff, R(obert) C(edric) 1896 – 1975. (2003). In Chambers Biographical Dictionary 2003. ISBN 0-550-10051-2

"He drew on his war experiences in the writing of Journey's End (1929)" ... "The rest of his plays suffered by comparison with his masterpiece, though Home at Seven (1950) is still sometimes performed. Sherriff also wrote a number of successful film scripts, including The Invisible Man (1933), Goodbye Mr. Chips (1936), Odd Man Out (1945), and The Dam Busters (1955). His autobiography, No Leading Lady, was published in 1968." "Sherriff, R.C.." Encyclopædia Britannica. 2007. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. 6 Jan. 2007 http://search.eb.com/eb/article-9067324>.

"'Sherriff started writing plays for the annual fund-raising event at his Kingston Rowing Club. As a result of Journey's End, a play based upon his letters home from the trenches, in the new year of 1929 he became one of the most discussed English dramatists of the day.' ... 'Sherriff's next two plays, Badger's Green (1930) and Windfall (1933), were not successful' ... 'In 1935 he returned to the theatre with St Helena' ... 'did not appear again on a West End programme until 1948, but in the meantime he worked for Alexander Korda in writing the scripts for his films Lady Hamilton, This Above All, and, perhaps the best, The Dambusters. He returned to the stage with an ironic comedy, Miss Mabel (1948), a likeable confidence trick but less good than its successor, Home at Seven (1950).' ... 'He wrote four more plays: The White Carnation (1953); The Long Sunset (1955), a play set in the fifth-century Roman occupation of Britain, reflecting his interest in archaeology; The Telescope (1957); and A Shred of Evidence (1960).' ... 'Sherriff wrote several screenplays in Britain and Hollywood' ... 'Goodbye Mr Chips (from the book by James Hilton), The Four Feathers (from A. E. W. Mason's novel), and Odd Man Out.'" J. C. Trewin, ‘Sherriff, Robert Cedric (1896–1975)’, rev. Sayoni Basu, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 accessed 6 Jan 2007 Robert Cedric Sherriff (1896–1975): doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/31678

"'best-known play was Journey's End (1928, pub. 1929)' ... 'Other plays include Badger's Green (1930), a comedy of village politics and cricket; St Helena (1934), about Napoleon's last years; Home at Seven (1950), in which a banker suffering from amnesia fears he may have committed a crime; and The White Carnation (1953), a ghost story about a conscience-stricken stockbroker. Sherriff also wrote several novels, including The Fortnight in September (1931).'" "Sherriff, R. C." The Oxford Companion to English Literature. Ed. Margaret Drabble. Oxford University Press, 2000. Oxford Reference Online. Oxford University Press. Northern Ireland Public Libraries. 6 January 2007 

"Sherriff, R. C. [Robert Cedric Sherriff]  (1896–1975) British dramatist and novelist Journey's End (1928) D Greengates (1936) F The Hopkins Manuscript (1939) F Another Year (1948) F The White Carnation (1953) D " "Sherriff, R. C." A Dictionary of Writers and their Works. Ed. Michael Cox. Oxford University Press, 2001. Oxford Reference Online. Oxford University Press. Northern Ireland Public Libraries. 6 January 2007 

"'his best-known play was Journey's End (1928, pub. 1929)' ... 'Other plays include Badger's Green (1930); St Helena (1934); Home at Seven (1950); and The White Carnation (1953).'" "Sherriff, R. C." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. Ed. Margaret Drabble and Jenny Stringer. Oxford university Press, 1996. Oxford Reference Online. Oxford University Press. Northern Ireland Public Libraries. 6 January 2007 